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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Es un libro hermosísimo, mi favorito de esta trilogía.
OMG Isla & Josh 4eva. This was my favorite of the 3. Swoon.
4.5 Stars - I highly recommend this one if you like YA and romance novels, and have read the other two books. You go Stephanie Perkins... still writing so accurately from the teen girl perspective.
This story is about Isla (eye-lah) who meets her school crush Josh (from Anna and the...) over summer break, she talks with him, she has a great time, and then she falls asleep at the table. She'll be mortified the next day when she remembers this whole situation happened while she was on pain medication after getting her wisdom teeth removed. (OMG I LAUGHED SO HARD!) He says he'll meet her the next night, but he never shows up. When they get back to Paris for school she tries hard to avoid Josh... but has no such luck. Why did he avoid her? Can she put her multi-year crush out of her head?
Ok, this was by far my favorite of the three (don't get me wrong, they were all super good!)! I don't know if it's because the beginning is SO FUNNY and SO AWKWARD... or because I can kind of relate to Isla.... or because I think Josh is WAY dreamer than Etienne or Cricket... I just thought this book was great. It also doesn't hurt that Josh is an artist, and they do some Euro traveling, and that they seem a little older than the other characters in the other books. Also, I think there is less wishy-washy-ness. They just KNOW they want to be together. He's a lot more assertive, and the relationship just seems more "grown up"... I don't know guys, but I loved this. The conflict was a little meh, but also I was like.... but please just be togetherrrrr! I definitely stayed up until 1:30 am reading this before getting up at 5 am for GG. (thoughts on that here). I can't wait to read more Stephanie Perkins books. I got My True Love Gave to Me at that HUGE bookstore in Nashville... and I can't wait to read those short stories soon! 'Tis the season!
4.5 Stars - I highly recommend this one if you like YA and romance novels, and have read the other two books. You go Stephanie Perkins... still writing so accurately from the teen girl perspective.
This story is about Isla (eye-lah) who meets her school crush Josh (from Anna and the...) over summer break, she talks with him, she has a great time, and then she falls asleep at the table. She'll be mortified the next day when she remembers this whole situation happened while she was on pain medication after getting her wisdom teeth removed. (OMG I LAUGHED SO HARD!) He says he'll meet her the next night, but he never shows up. When they get back to Paris for school she tries hard to avoid Josh... but has no such luck. Why did he avoid her? Can she put her multi-year crush out of her head?
Ok, this was by far my favorite of the three (don't get me wrong, they were all super good!)! I don't know if it's because the beginning is SO FUNNY and SO AWKWARD... or because I can kind of relate to Isla.... or because I think Josh is WAY dreamer than Etienne or Cricket... I just thought this book was great. It also doesn't hurt that Josh is an artist, and they do some Euro traveling, and that they seem a little older than the other characters in the other books. Also, I think there is less wishy-washy-ness. They just KNOW they want to be together. He's a lot more assertive, and the relationship just seems more "grown up"... I don't know guys, but I loved this. The conflict was a little meh, but also I was like.... but please just be togetherrrrr! I definitely stayed up until 1:30 am reading this before getting up at 5 am for GG. (thoughts on that here). I can't wait to read more Stephanie Perkins books. I got My True Love Gave to Me at that HUGE bookstore in Nashville... and I can't wait to read those short stories soon! 'Tis the season!
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My local bookstore had these on the shelf a day early, and I knew I wouldn't get back to the store before I left for school, where there ARE no bookstores with recent releases, so I went for it. I read it half in the store and grinned and giggles and cried in public and I'm sure I looked like a lunatic. Like all of Perkins' books, I wished the world inside would just consume me. Again, AGAIN, SUCCESSFULLY for the third time, one of the most honest and heart-rendingly sweet representations of young people and the real, lasting love they find with each other. As a hopeless romantic, these mean everything to me in their honesty and rawness and readability and I love, love, love them. As a reader, a wonderful experience and honest voice. As a teenager who loves people who fall in love and hopes for the same, it's as well-written and beautiful as anything else I'll read this year. Always impressed. These books are the reason that I'm ok with labeling books as romance, and why I think people should ignore labels and stereotypes.
SOOOO GOOOOODDDDD! I haven't cried this much since Anna and the French Kiss!
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!!
Stephanie Perkins brilliantly brings all the characters together from the other books to make it indeed a happily ever after!
Definitely recommended.
Stephanie Perkins brilliantly brings all the characters together from the other books to make it indeed a happily ever after!
Definitely recommended.
Absolutely amazing! I loved the writing and the story kept me captivated the whole time. It's an enjoyable read but it went by really fast. Polished this book off in 2 sittings. I highly recommend checking this book out. It's a really sweet story.
I've been a HUGE fan of Stephanie Perkins' ever since I read (and adored) "Anna and the French Kiss" and "Lola and the Boy Next Door". I went into Isla with high hopes and honestly was a little let down. I didn't love the main character, although she was well developed. I related to a lot of her situation at times, but never felt like I related to her as a person. I kind of went through most of this book feeling like I was watching two kids who think they are in love but they don't really understand love entirely. I really started to love it near the end though. I felt like the characters grew and learned and became stronger. Loved the conflict and the resolution but in the end I feel like this just wasn't as much of a hit for me as Anna and Lola were. Still a worth while read for sure and I would still recommend it.
I just love her books. They are quick reads that are just so sweet.